1915 Boston Red Sox season

1915 Boston Red Sox
1915 World Series Champions 1915 American League Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Joseph Lannin
Manager(s)	Bill Carrigan
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The 1915 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 1st in the American League with a record of 101 wins and 50 losses. They defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 5 games in the World Series.

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

Harry Hooper	RF
Heinie Wagner	2B
Tris Speaker	CF
Duffy Lewis	LF
Dick Hoblitzel	1B
Everett Scott	SS
Larry Gardner	3B
Hick Cady	C
Ernie Shore	P

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	101	50	0.669	—	55–20	46–30
Detroit Tigers	100	54	0.649	2½	51–26	49–28
Chicago White Sox	93	61	0.604	9½	54–24	39–37
Washington Senators	85	68	0.556	17	50–29	35–39
New York Yankees	69	83	0.454	32½	37–43	32–40
St. Louis Browns	63	91	0.409	39½	35–38	28–53
Cleveland Indians	57	95	0.375	44½	27–50	30–45
Philadelphia Athletics	43	109	0.283	58½	19–53	24–56

Record vs. opponents

1915 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	12–10	16–4	14–8	10–12	17–5–1	17–5–2	15–6–1
Chicago	10–12	—	16–6	7–15	15–7	19–3	18–4	8–14–1
Cleveland	4–16	6–16	—	5–17	9–13–1	15–7–1	12–10	6–16
Detroit	8–14	15–7	17–5	—	17–5	17–5	13–9–2	13–9
New York	12–10	7–15	13–9–1	5–17	—	11–9	12–10–1	9–13
Philadelphia	5–17–1	3–19	7–15–1	5–17	9–11	—	6–16	8–14
St. Louis	5–17–2	4–18	10–12	9–13–2	10–12–1	16–6	—	9–13
Washington	6–15–1	14–8–1	16–6	9–13	13–9	14–8	13–9	—

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
OF	Harry Hooper	149	566	133	.235	2	51

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Bill Carrigan	46	95	19	.200	0	7
Richard Haley	5	7	1	.143	0	0
Bill Rodgers	11	6	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ray Collins	25	104.2	4	7	4.30	43

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ralph Comstock	3	1	0	0	2.00	1

1915 World Series

Main article: 1915 World Series

AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Red Sox – 1, Phillies – 3	October 8	Baker Bowl	19,343
2	Red Sox – 2, Phillies – 1	October 9	Baker Bowl	20,306
3	Phillies – 1, Red Sox – 2	October 11	Braves Field	42,300
4	Phillies – 1, Red Sox – 2	October 12	Braves Field	41,096
5	Red Sox – 5, Phillies – 4	October 13	Baker Bowl	20,306

References

• 1915 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1915 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com